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The Transformed Dragonfly

April 9, 2018 by Elaine

“Comfortably change flight patterns mid-air…” I recently discovered this phrase about the symbolic meaning of dragonflies. Apparently they can represent humans who can do the above. I am not sure how “comfortable” it was, but I can certainly relate to the other part of this statement, changing my (life’s) flight pattern mid-air.   A few…

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Filed Under: contests, divorce, Elaine, Emotional, Fashion, giveaway, Instagram, Life

Bullet Journals, Only Love Today & Take Flight

February 7, 2017 by Elaine

You know what is really cool? Paper. (It’s also cool when two random people in your life say you look like you’ve lost weight, within a week’s time. Just sayin’.) Anyway, I’ve always liked paper. To save, to cut, to write on, to tear, to use to draw or glue or paint on. Paper rocks….

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Filed Under: change, Elaine, giveaway, Milestones, reading, reviews, Uncategorized, working Tagged With: social media, Take Flight

Costo Comes to Lafayette!

March 22, 2016 by Elaine

We no longer use diapers at our house (baby wipes are still around though, they wipe up lots of things).  We do however use a fair amount of toilet paper.  And paper towels.  And we drink a lot of Perrier.  Okay, that’s mostly me.  What I am saying is, shopping in bulk is a good…

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Filed Under: food, giveaway, Giveaways, Lafayette, Shopping Tagged With: Costco

Mosquitoes Be Gone! {Giveaway}

August 21, 2015 by Elaine

We live in the swamp.  Okay, not the ACTUAL swamp, but you know what I mean.  Although it was pretty dry here for the month of July and first part of August this year, typically that is not the case.  Usually rain is abundant and plentiful most of the year.  And the months of May…

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Filed Under: giveaway, Giveaways, home, review, summer

Summer Happy! (+ $110 to Target!)

July 1, 2015 by Elaine

Our Summer is flying by! Ooh look it’s already July.  How’d that happen? Thankfully, we’ve had some fun and I have not heard “I’m bored” too many times to count.  Okay, maybe I’ve just ignored it a few lots of times… Anywho, yes, we’ve done some stuff, maybe not everything I listed here (yet) but…

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Filed Under: fun, giveaway, Giveaways, Happy Mamas, Kids, summer

InnoTab 3 Plus Learning Tablet {Review & GIVEAWAY}

October 23, 2014 by Elaine

There are a few (AHEM) devices around our house.  There is one in particular that  I bought for myself for my birthday a couple of years ago and it is this neat, little device that I can read on, write on and do a bunch of other things with.  Unfortunately my children like to commandeer it…

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Filed Under: giveaway, Giveaways, Kids, review

Minted {A Giveaway}

October 9, 2014 by Elaine

I have a slight obsession with paper, I always have.  I used to love to cut up magazines and make collages and I love to write on paper (although I do not do it often enough anymore).  In the past I have been known to spend a long time in a stationary or scrapbooking store,…

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Filed Under: giveaway, Memories, Minted, Photography

Lunch Packer – Russbe Bags {Giveaway!}

September 15, 2014 by Elaine

Packing lunches is one of my morning tasks.  I pack in the morning because I like everything to be freshly placed in the kids’ lunchboxes the same day.  Also, I just do not really want to do it the night before.  By the end of the day, I’m done. But I find a certain pleasure…

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Filed Under: food, giveaway, Giveaways, review, School

I’m Giving Something Away – A Wood Watch!

June 22, 2014 by Elaine

I have not worn a watch in YEARS. The battery died in a lovely watch Tim gave me for an anniversary or a birthday many moons ago (I cannot remember, sorry honey, I do not have a memory like an elephant like you…) and I never got it replaced.  So, I just stopped wearing a…

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Filed Under: Fashion, giveaway, reviews, Shopping

We’ll Always Have Paris – Review & Giveaway!

May 29, 2014 by Elaine

When I was growing up my parents dragged me and my brothers all over the Western United States.  I remember one drive in the middle of Arizona in which we did not meet another car for miles and miles as the burnt orange landscape surrounded us and the two-lane road that stretched on and on…

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Filed Under: giveaway, reading, review, traveling

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Miss Elaine-ous Me

Hi! I'm Elaine, a transplanted Texan who has spent almost 16 years living in Cajun country. I am re-married to Brandon and we have five "kids" together, ages 21, 18, 17, 16 and 15 and crazy but cute dog, Charlie. I am also an office manager, occasional writer, prayer, and lover of life! Find me on Instagram (misselaine0375) and contact me at misselaineous0375 (at) gmail (dot) com.

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